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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2026

Knockdown of Chimeric RNA by RNAi.

Liang Cheng, XiaoLe Lu, Chenwei Yang, Xu Chen, Jian Huang

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Liang ChengDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
XiaoLe LuDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Chenwei YangDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xu ChenDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jian HuangDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. huangj8@mail.sysu.edu.cn.

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Abstract

Knockdown experiments are commonly employed to examine the functions of a gene of interest. A group of well-known techniques known as RNA interference (RNAi) is used to lower the expression of a target gene by using short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) or short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) to degrade the target gene's mRNA. The issues associated with chimeric RNA knockdown differ from those associated with traditional RNAi targeting of normal genes. Sequence homology, in particular, limits the targeting region to the chimeric junction and may have unintended consequences for the parental genes. This chapter includes instructions on how to study chimeric RNAs using RNA interference (RNAi), how to knock down chimeric RNAs, how to conduct downstream tests for chimeric RNA functional studies, and what controls are required for each set of experiments.

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Gene Knockdown TechniquesRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingHumansRNA, MessengerRNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingChimeric RNAFunctional assayRNAiShort hairpin RNA (shRNA)Small interfering RNA (siRNA)

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PMID42400796

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